Getting to Know YouConstruction in front of Cobbs grocery has slowed business and Howard is told to layoff two staff. As he worries over the decision he gets to know his employees even better making the job more difficult.
Edna's Phantom Romance
E2
Edna's Phantom RomanceEdna decides to make Howard jealous by making up a pretend boyfriend. However the fabrication spins out of control as a jealous Banister wants to know more details about his rival.
Buddy Can You Spare a Job?
E3
Buddy Can You Spare a Job?Howard hires a friend Curtis who's down on his luck as the store butcher. But the man's abrasive ways soon offend fellow employees and customers. Edna makes Howard realize that Curtis has always used and bullied him.
Operation Bannister
E4
Operation BannisterHospital is where Howard is for hernia operation and his friends rally around him with encouragement. Howard's roommate has endless stories of malfeasance and disaster deepening his pre-surgical anxiety
The Mis-Matchmaker
E5
The Mis-MatchmakerHoward's niece Denise arrives to visit, heartbroken after a breakup. Howard tries to think of ways to cheer her up and decides Leslie should take her out on a date.
The Bear Facts
E6
The Bear FactsMurray has one last scouting badge to earn and it involves wilderness skills. His dad is unavailable so Howard volunteers to go in his place. Things go well until the bear shows up and Howard runs away leaving Murray alone.
A Chocolate Chip Off the Old Block
E7
A Chocolate Chip Off the Old BlockDobbs grocery loses an important cookie account and Howard struggles to find a replacement. A homeless woman Gert offers a recipe which proves to be a sensation. When Gert dies the staff learns she was actually a millionaire.
Homewrecker Howard
E8
Homewrecker HowardMargo, a friend of Edna's, finds Jack interesting and with Howard's encouragement they go out. Margo's jealous boyfriend finds out and shows up at the store making unsubtle threats regarding Jack. Howard tries to remedy the situation.
Don't Take My Job, Please
E9
Don't Take My Job, PleaseIt's employee review time and Howard thinks he deserves a big raise. When it's not forthcoming Howard must decide whether the time has come to find a different job.
Edna Displays Talent
E10
Edna Displays TalentJack is assigned to create the new floor display by Howard even though Edna believes she could do better. Edna uses her skills to make her own in a way to get Howard to appreciate her work more.
Short One Jockey
E11
Short One JockeyThe employees' slush fund has been building up and can't decide how to spend it. Howard volunteers to invest then surprises them all by buying a racehorse.
High Tech
E12
High TechWhen Howard invests Edna's savings into a questionable gold mine she's convinced he has a gambling addiction. A visit to a psychiatrist does little good as Howard doesn't think he has a problem. Edna still wants her cash back.
Love and Marriage
E13
Love and MarriageGeorge, an former boyfriend of Edna's, shows up to help celebrate her birthday. Over dinner Howard learns Edna and George were once married. Howard fails to control his jealousy.
Let's Get Metaphysical
E14
Let's Get MetaphysicalHoward and her other co-workers were think Marlene has joined a cult. Howard decides to infiltrate the organization in disguise to convince Marlene to quit.
Tots 'R' Us
E15
Tots 'R' UsEdna suggest Cobb's offer child care to parents as to they shop and it's a success. At the end of one day though a child is not picked up and remains mute as to his name or address. The staff struggles with what to do.
The Oddest Couple
E16
The Oddest CoupleHoward learns Viker has been kicked out by his wife and is sleeping at the store. Howard offers to house him temporarily with disastrous results. Banister works to reconcile the married couple and get his sanity back.
Chain Reaction
E17
Chain ReactionHoward receives a chain letter and declines to continue despite the urging of his superstitious co-workers. Then accidents start to occur at Cobbs and Marlene heads to the hospital. Howard starts to rethink his actions.
My Girl Friday, Saturday, Sunday
E18
My Girl Friday, Saturday, SundayAfter an unpleasant encounter with mobster Meatloaf Rothko the police ask Howard to wear a wire and meet with Rothko. Reluctant, Howard's staff urges him to do it and be a hero.
Only God Can Make a Tree
E19
Only God Can Make a TreeThe city plans on removal of a stately old tree and Howard galvanized Cobbs employees to protest. Howard, Viker, Leslie, and Jake are thrown in jail and have to plead their case before a judge.
The Son Also Rises
E20
The Son Also RisesWhile Edna is on vacation Molly, a woman from Howard's past, shows up with a boy who she claims is Howard's son. While Bannister adjusts to the idea of being a dad he also bonds with the teen Mickey.
Here Comes the Bribe
E21
Here Comes the BribeEmployee Jan's niece Gilga is distraught as her visa has expired. Jack agrees to marry the attractive woman to allow her to stay in the country.
Put Your Best Face Forward
E22
Put Your Best Face ForwardHoward is worried about not being a big success when he decides to attend his class reunion. His rival Lester looks young plus he's wealthy with a gorgeous wife. Howard becomes angry with envy.
Cast of Season 2
Don AdamsHoward Bannister
Simon Reynolds
Gordon Clapp
Dinah ChristieEdna Moseley
Kathleen LaskeyMarlene Weimaraner
Jeff PustilJack Christian
Aaron SchwartzLeslie Rappaport
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